What does kanji 執 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 執 is tenacious.

How is kanji 執 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 執 are と.る; the onyomi readings are シツ, シュウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 執?

The main radical for kanji 執 is 土.

What words use kanji 執?

Example words that use kanji 執 include 執行, 執著, 執筆, 執念.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

執

Meaning

Kanji 執

tenacious

tenacious, take hold, grasp, take to heart

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: と.る
Onyomi 音読み: シツシュウ
Nanori 名乗り: し

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #800
Strokes: 11
Radical: 土
Components: 丶 • ノ • 亠 • 十 • 九 • 土 • 立 • 辛
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: 倖 • 幸 • 報 • 圉 • 悻 • 丸 • 芄

Related vocabulary

Showing 31 common entries

Showing 31 of 75 entries that include this kanji.

執行

しぎょう

execution

執著

しゅうじゃく

attachment

執筆

しっぴつ

writing

執念

しゅうねん

tenacity

執る

とる

to take (trouble)

執よう

しつよう

persistent

執行部

しっこうぶ

(the) executive

執行猶予

しっこうゆうよ

stay of execution

執行委員

しっこういいん

executive committee

執務

しつむ

performance of one's official duties

執事

しつじ

court official

執行機関

しっこうきかん

executive committee

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は執念深い性格だ。

He has a tenacious personality.

その作家は新作を執筆している。

The author is writing a new work.

彼は事務を執行した。

He executed the office work.

警察は犯人を執り押さえた。

The police caught the perpetrator.

彼は権力に執着している。

He is obsessed with power.

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